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P. VERRIER. & J. E. BONNE VAU-X. COMBINED CANE AND UMBRELLA.

No. 360,544. Patented Apr. 5, 1887.

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COMBINED CANE AND UMBRELLA.

Patented Apr. 5, 1887.

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P. VERRIER & J. E. BONNEVAUX. COMBINED (JANE AND UMBRELLA.

No. 360,644. Patented Apr. '5, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAULINE VERRIER AND JACQUES EDOUARD BONNEVAUX, OF PARIS,

FRANCE.

COMBINED CANE AND UMBRELLA.

FJPECIE'ICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 360,544, dated April5, 1887.

Application filed November 51, 1886. Serial No. 5218.4 .13. (No mode.)Patented in France May 5, 1856, No. 175,997.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that we, PAULINE VERRIER and JACQUES EDOUARD BONNEVAUX,citizens of the French Republic, residing at Paris, in said FrenchRepublic, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedCanes and Umbrellas, (for which we have ob tained Letters Patent inFrance, N 0. 175,997, dated May 5, 1886,) of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is asectional elevationof a combined cane and umbrella or parasol embodying our invention. Fig.2 is a like view of the lower portion of the cane provided with astiletto or sword, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection of the lower detachable end of the cane for use with a stilettoor sword. Fig. 4 is a like view of the lower end of the cane itselfconstructed for use without the stiletto or sword. Fig. 5 is a sectiontaken on line at z of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of aportion of the cane with the umbrella or parasol mounted thereon foruse. Fig. 7 is a section taken on line y 3 of Fig. 6. Fig. Sis asectional elevation of the cane and umbrella or parasol, showing amodification in the construction and mode of securing the umbrella orparasol for use. Fig. 9 is a like view of the umbrella or parasol stickshown in Fig. 8, showing the means for securing it to the cane when'thelatter is not provided with a stiletto or sword; and Fig. 10 shows inelevation the cane end provided with an extension having a bayonet slotor joint.

Our invention relates to a combined cane and umbrella or parasol whereinthe cane serves as a handle or stick to said umbrella or parasol; and itconsists in structural features and combinations of parts, substantiallyas hereinafter fully described, and as set forth in the claims.

In the drawings, 0 indicates the cane,which is hollow and composed ofthree sections, 0 0 C of which 0 is the upper or handle sec tion,provided with a locking pin or stud, c, that engages a locking-notch ora groove, 0*, formed in a bead at the upper end of section 0 as shown inFig. 1. At the lower end of section 0 is formed a bearing or partition,to

which is fixed a stiletto or sword, S, which has a locking stud or lug,3, adapted to engage an angular slot, 8, formed in a sleeve, 0, securedin the lower or ferrule section, 0", of the cane C. By means of the lugon the stiletto or sword S the section 0 is firmly locked to thecane-section G by means of a bayonetjoint. If it is desired to dispensewith the stiletto, the sect-ion C is provided with a tubular extension,0, Fig. 4, that has a locking stud or lug, 5', adapted to engage thebayonet-slot s in the sleeve 0 of the ferrule section 0, to lock thelatter to section 0*, as will be readily understood.

The umbrella U is composed of a short tubular stick, A, near the upperend of which is secured the crown-plate, to which the ends of the ribs Rare pivoted in any usual manner. As shown in Figs. 6, 8, and 9, thiscrownplate is'formed by annular flanges 1), formed on a tubular or solidpliig, P, secured in one end of the tubular stick A of the umbrella,

the ribs pivoted thereto being confined by a ferrulescction, A, of thestick A, which terminates in an annular flange, a, and is screwthreadedinteriorly to be screwed upon the upper end of the plug 1. The stays Bare pivoted to the runner r and to the ribs R in any usual or preferredmanner, and the stick A is of such length that when the umbrella is openthe runner will occupy the lower end of the stick, as shown in Fig. 6.

The umbrella is secured to the cane O as follows: The handle-section 'Cis removed and the umbrella or parasol withdrawn and opened and thehandle-section 0 replaced. The ferrule-section is next removed and thestiletto or sword introduced into the umbrella-stick A, so that the lugsthereof will lie in the vertical branch of the angular slot a formed inthe lower end of said stick A, and in a vertical slot, (Z, formed in alocking-sleeve, D, r0 tatably mounted on the stick A above the runnor1', and said stiletto or sword is then pushed up until the lug thereonregisters with the horizontal branch of the slot a in the stick A.

A slight turn is now given to either the stick or cane-section G tocarry the lug s into said horizontal branch of slot 06", when thelockingsleeve D is rotated to move its slot d out of U this case securedin the cane-section.

register 01- coincidence with the vertical slot a, the umbrella orparasol being thus securely locked to the cane, which constitutes thereal handle therefor, as shown in Fig. 6. \Vhen the stiletto isdispensed with, then the extension 0* on the cane-section (3' performsthe function of the stiletto to lock the umbrella or parasol to the saideanesection 0 as will be readily understood.

In Figs. 8 and 9 the stick of the umbrella, instead of being seated onthe cane-section, has an angular locking-slot, (t and is inserted intothe cane-section and locked thereto by a bayonet-joint, the locking studor lug being in In this case the stiletto or sword S may be employed ornot, as desired. In practice it is contemplated to provide for each caneboth an umbrella and parasol of like construction, and adapted to beinterchangeably used according to the weather or season.

It is obvious that by withdrawing the umbrella or parasol from the canethe latter may be used as such, astrong light cane being thus obtained.

XVe propose to make the cane of metal, yet we do not desire to confineourselves to this material, as other suitable material may be employed.

\rVe are aware that canes have heretofore been used as convenientholders for umbrellas. \Ve are also aware that provisions have beforebeen made to adapt the cane for use as an umbrella-stick and at the sametime as a receptacle for storing the umbrella or parasol, and we do notdesire to claim these features, broadly.

Having now particularly described our in: vention, what we claim isl. Acombined cane and umbrella comprising a hollow cane composed of a handleand ferrule-section and an intermediate section, said ferrulesectionhaving an interior tube provided with a bayonet slot, and theintermediate section a locking lug or stud eo-operating with said slotto lock the two sections together, and an umbrella adapted to be inclosed within the handleandintermediate sections, and constructed with ashort tubular stick provided with a bayonet-slot to adapt it to besecured to said intermediate section in place of the ferrule-section,substantially as described.

2. A combined cane and umbrella comprising a hollow cane having adetachable handle and ferruleseetion and a locking device composed of asword rigidly secured to one end of the intermediate section andprovided with a locking-lug, and a tube rigidly connected with theferrule-section, provided with a bayonetslot, said parts co-operating tolock the two sections together,and an umbrella adapted tobe containedwithin the cane, and provided with a short hollow stiek,also providedwith a bayonet-slot, adapted to be secured to the cane by means of thesword in place of the ferrulesection, substantially as described.

3. The combination, in a combined swordcane and umbrella,with thecane-section O for containing the umbrella, having at its lower end asword, S, rigidly secured thereto, said sword being provided with alocking-lug, s, of the ferrule-section C and the tube or sleeve 0provided with a bayonet-slot, 8, whereby said ferrule-section is firmlysecured to the cane,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination, in a combined swordcane and umbrella, of thecane-section C", for containing the umbrella, a sword provided with alocking-lug, s, securely fixed to the lower end thereof, with anumbrella having a tubular stick provided with a bayonet-slotco-operating with the stud s to lock the umbrella to the cane-section,the umbrella-runner r, and the vertically-slotted sleeve D,mounted onthe stick and cooperating with the lugsto lock the runner againstmovement when the umbrella is open, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our handsthis 18th day of Octobor, 1886.

PAULINE ERRIER. JACQUES EDOUARD BONNEVAUX.

XVitnesses:

R0131. M. HOOPER, J 0s. B. BOURNE.

